e·mend [ i ménd ](past and past participlee·mend·ed, present participlee·mend·ing, 3rd person present singulare·mends) or e·mend·ate [ mən dàyt, i mén dàyt ](past and past participlee·mend·at·ed, present participlee·mend·at·ing, 3rd person present singulare·mend·ates)
transitive verb
Definition:
correct text: to correct or alter a text in order to improve it
[15th century. < Latin emendare "take out a fault" < menda "fault, blemish"]